Study Of CP-751,871 In Combination With Cisplatin And Gemcitabine In Chemotherapy-Naïve Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Phase 1, Dose Escalation Study Of CP-751,871 In Combination With Cisplatin And Gemcitabine In Previously Untreated Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

CP 751,871 is a fully human monoclonal antibody against the Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Receptor (IGF-1R). Preclinical and clinical data indicate that CP 751,871 augments the anti-tumor activity of chemotherapy. This study will identify the Maximal Tolerated Dose of CP 751,871 (or the Maximal Feasible Dose) in combination with standard gemcitabine-cisplatin chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced Non-Small Cell Lung cancer.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Histologically or cytologically proven diagnosis of Stage IIIB (N3 and/or T4) or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in patients 18-year-old or older, with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 not amenable to curative surgery or radiation therapy and an adequate organ function (bone marrow, hepatic, renal, and cardiac) within 14 days prior to enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any prior treatment for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer including chemotherapy, biologic response modifiers or therapy with any investigational agents.
• Patients with known brain metastases, spinal cord compression, uncontrolled superior vein cava syndrome or carcinomatous meningitis.
• Patients with gastrointestinal abnormalities including active gastrointestinal bleeding, pre-diabetes (pre-fasting glycemia > 120 g/dL and/or glycosylate haemoglobin level > 7.5%), known HIV or AIDS-related illness, significant active cardiac disease or receiving chronic steroid therapy or concurrent use of growth hormones or growth hormone inhibitors or aminoglycoside antibiotics should be excluded from the study.